"This growing fleet made it **possible to increase the shipments of [[Middle Eastern]] oil from less than 50 megatons in 1950 to about 850 megatons by 1972**." ([Location 2339](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B08SGC3TD3&location=2339)) --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[globalisation]], [[maritime]], [[innovation]] **Source** -- [[202412030828 - B - How the World Really Works]]